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7 <br />Evaluation of Plan <br />Librarians and libraries are driven by data. Every aspect of library use is measured: number of items borrowed, customer visits, number and type of questions <br />asked, number of programs held and attendance, website hits, wireless and database usage, and the list continues to expand with the emergence of new <br />technologies. <br />OCPL, as part of the former Hyconeechee Regional Library System, collected data annually for the State Library of North Carolina. Now that we are no longer <br />part of that regional library system, we will be able to see for the first time, data exclusive to Orange County. This will allow us to benchmark our performance <br />on the local, state and national levels. In the Implementation and Accountability section of this plan, we go into further detail on the steps to be taken to make <br />sure we are continually moving forward. The community will know where we are in the plan and how we did or did not succeed with a project time line that will <br />be a part of the library's website. <br />However, the ultimate measure of our success will be whether we have positioned the library to better meet the continually changing needs and interests of the <br />community, both now and in the future. As outlined above, we look forward to conversations with the community to gauge how we are doing over the course <br />of the next three years. And in 2016 we will begin again with another county -wide, multi- faceted Community Needs Assessment. <br />In Closing <br />In the next three years —and beyond— customers will see the library change in significant ways. Core aspects of the library that make it a cherished institution <br />will be maintained, but we will be open to new approaches, technologies and priorities. <br />Though we have come a long way, the development of this plan is a commitment to providing even better and more relevant library services to the people of <br />Orange County. I anticipate looking back at this plan in three years with a sense of pride in what can be accomplished through collaboration, innovation, <br />creativity and hard work. <br />Lucinda <br />Lucinda M. Munger <br />Director <br />Orange County Public Library <br />November 5, 2013 <br />OCPL DRAFT Strategic Plan 2013 -2016 Page 6 <br />